QC# 83

1. _____________ is a term which refers to the new economic policies advocated by Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe to resolve Japan's macroeconomic problems. It consist of monetary policy, fiscal policy and economic growth policies to encourage private investments.

2. Identify this novel which tells about the story of two brothers Udayan and Subash, one of which turned to be a naxallite and the other one a professor in New York. This is one of the 13 novels short listed for 2013 Man Booker Prize.

3. Which Indian folk dance was recently included in top 10 list of World's Most Amazing Local Dance according to cheapflights.com, an international travel website. It is a characteristic dance form of Bhils(tribe) in Rajasthan ?

4. The pic given below shows the transformation of a statue in Copenhagen in 2004 as a protest against something. The protest was marked by covering the statue with a burqa. This is one of the most famous tourist destination in Denmark and the statue shares its name with a famous fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Identify statue and reason for protest ?

5. Ayyappan Pillai, son of well known poet Karimalil Keshava Pillai, was a famous lyricist in Malayalam. He traveled throughout South India to propagate ideals of Gandhiji and later joined Arya Samaj and changed his name to ______________ , by which we know him or he became famous. His debut in film as lyricist also marked the debut of a famous South Indian music director X in Malayalam films.
Identify the lyricist and the music director,X.

QC# 82

1. The disease X is described by WHO as a poverty related disease which is caused by protozoan parasites. It occurs in different forms and the common forms are Cutaneous X, Visceral X and Mucosal X. The most common one is Visceral X 90% of which occurs in Indian subcontinent. The name X is derived from the name of the British Indian doctor who identified the protozoan near Dum Dum area in Kolkatta. As a result earlier it was known by the name "dum dum fever", but the Indian physicians call it by another name. Identify X and the common name in India.

2. Identify the 3rd person in the list

3. Known by the nick name "Miracle Rice", it was developed by International Rice Research Institute and was introduced in India during 1960s when India was on the verge of famine. By what name do we know this?

4. The stamp shown below commemorates 100th anniversary of an organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationship with mentors. Name the organization..

5. Which cartoon character created in 1971 for the Hindi magazine Lotpot was played by Raghuvir Yadav in its television series?


Answers::

1. X - Leishmaniasis and the common name in India is Kala Azar

2. Yasir Arafat is the third person and the list is the nobel peace laureates in 1994. remaining two are Yitzhak Rabin - former Isreal PM and Shimon Perez - foreign minister of Israel during 1994 and current president. Award was for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East.

3. IR8

4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

5. Chacha Choudary

QC# 81

1. The personality shown in the photo is a western classical music conductor of Indian-Parsi origin who will become the second person to receive Tagore award. Name him and the first person who won the award.

2. In 1955, X was working for El Espectador, a newspaper in Bogota, when in February of that year eight crew members of the Caldas, a Colombian destroyer, were washed overboard and disappeared. Ten days later one of them turned up, barely alive, on a deserted beach in northern Colombia. This book, which originally appeared as a series of newspaper articles, is X's account of that sailor's ordeal. Identify X and the sailor in this story along with the name of the book.

3. Spot the odd one from the below list.
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Sigfrid Edstrom
Avery Brundage
Michael Morris
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Demetrius Vikelas.

4. In June 2013, scientists discovered a complete new species of bird which is given the scientific name " Orthotomus Chaktomuk" and is commonly known by the name ___________ tailorbird. 
Fill in the blank with the name of the country in which it was found.

5. Teg and Tarkash are the elder ones. Name the younger one?


Answers ::

1. The given pic shows Subin Mehta adn the the first person who won the award is Pandit Ravi Shanker

2. X - Gabriel Garcia Marques.
Book is "Story of  a Ship Wrecked Sailor" and the Sailor - Velasco

3. Avery Brundage from USA is the odd one because he is the only non- European president of International Olympic Committee till now.

4. Cambodia

5. The younger one is Trikand.
Teg (Sabre), Tarkash (Quiver) and Trikand (Bow) are the three Talwar class frigates being built in Russia which were inducted into Indian Navy. Trikand is the latest one.

QC# 80

1.   Seven buildings are: Parque Güell; Palacio Güell; Casa Mila; Casa Vicens; work on the Nativity façade and Crypt of La Sagrada Familia; Casa Batlló; Crypt in Colonia Güell. These are the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in and around Barcelona, Spain. What connect these buildings other than the above said connect?

2. Identify this open source software guru who is half Indian and half German. He died recently. He was one of the organizers of FOSS.in ....

3. He was the first Indian who became a member of the British House of Lords (Upper House) in 1919. He played an important role in navigating the bill through the house which later became the Government of India Act 1919 which transferred powers from Viceroy to Indian legislature. Identify him....

4. Whose stats are shown below. He is considered as one of the greatest in Kerala cricket

5. During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. This is the plot of a famous Hollywood movie starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen etc. Identify the film.

ANSWERS::

1. These are the works of famous Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi which are listed in UNESCO's world heritage sites. He was born in the Catalonia region of Spain and was the leader of Catalan Modernism. His nick name was "God's Architect"

2. Atul Chitnis

3. Satyendra Prasanno Sinha

4. Balan Pandit who died recently

5. Apocalypse Now

QC# 79

1. X  was one of the illustrious ruler of Gwalior who was a great patron of Music and Arts. X  married the famous Gujari queen Mrignayani. Y  was one of the famous musician of his court who specialized in Dhrupad style of singing. Y  was given a title Z  meaning " the learned man" by Akbar  for his priceless contribution to Hindustani music. Identify X, Y & Z...

2. Name the Cambodian movie about the Khmer Rouge shown below which won an award introduced by Giles Jacob in 1978, at Cannes film festival 2013. Also name the award. 

3. The picture given below(left) shows the fragrance bottle in the name of a singer and (right) shows the barbie doll which was modeled after the same celebrity.
Identify this American rapper who was born in Trinidad.

4. Justin Rose recently became the first English player to win the U.S. Open golf since in 1970. Who was the last person before Rose to achieve this feat ?

5. "Committed to improving the state of the World" is the motto of a Swiss non-profit organization based in Geneva. It is in news recently with the announcement of its Indian chapter's 2013 meet in Kochi. Name the organization ?


Answers::

1. X - Man Singh Tomar
    Y - Tansen
    Z - Mia

2. The Missing Picture

3. Onika Tanya Maraj commonly know by the stage name Nicki Minaj

4. Tony Jacklin

5. World Economic Forum

QC# 78

1. Which geographical entity of India was declared as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme by UNESCO in the Month of May 2013. These are part of a great island arc created by the collision of the Indo-Australian Plate with Eurasia.

2. Which online gold shopping portal recently launched gold coins with the face and sign and ST logo of Sachin Tendulkar as a part of Akshaya Trithiya ?

3. The tower shown in the picture below is the world's tallest twist building with a height of 306 m and a twist of 90 degree situated in Dubai. This was designed by the same group which built the Burj Khalifa. Name this engineering marvel..

4. What started in 1850 between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour pioneered by Irish physician, William O'Shaughnessy is coming to an end in July 2013. It served as an important thing to suppress the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British ?

5. Name the third fastest patrol vehicle recently launched by Cochin Shipyard Ltd which is built for Indian Coast Guard.


ANSWER ::

1. Nicobar Islands

2. Valuemart Gold and Jewels

3. Cayan tower / Infinity tower

4. Telegram service in India

5. Abhinav

QC# 77

1. X is an inert gas which was discovered in July 1898. Its name is derived from a Greek word meaning "stranger". It was found in the residue after evaporating liquid air. It can be used as an anesthetic. Identify this inert gas X...

2. "Pakistan is a fake country and one day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will reunite. It may take 15-20 years. Those who have divided us will not easily allow us to reunite. They will still want us to keep fighting. But we will reunite in the next 15-20 years under a strong secular modern-minded government". These are the words of former Supreme court judge and press council chairman whose words on Pakistan always came under criticism. Identify him.

3. He is described as the "maker of modern Bihar" who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India. Identify this former Patna University VC.

4. X was a seven time steeplechase national champion and an Indian soldier. He represented India in the 1958 Asian Games and later gained notoriety as a Chambal Valley dacoit. His name was in news a few months ago. Identify X...

5. "La vie d'Adèle" is a French film by Abdellatif Kechiche which gained fame recently. It is based on a French graphic novel by Julie Maroh. The director dedicated the reason for this fame to the "youth of France" and to Tunisian Revolution. What is the reason for its fame ?


ANSWER::

1. Xenon

2. Markandeya Katju

3. Sachidananda Sinha

4. Pan SIngh Tomar

5. "Blue is the warmest colour" is the English name of the film which won the Palm d'or at Cannes film festival 2013 

QC# 76

1. Which bird was selected as the state bird of Delhi recently ?

2. "Nirbasan" is the autobiography of which controversial writer ?

3. Which Indian railway station became the first to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers ?

4. Name the 165 km long and known to be the longest access controlled expressway connecting Greater Noida and Agra which was inaugurated on August 2012 ?

5. She is the first woman president of an Asian country and the daughter of a former president of the same country. Name her and the country.

ANSWERS::

1. Sparrow
2. Thaslima Nasrin
3. Bangalore City Railway Station
4. Yamuna Expressway
5. Park Geun Hye, president of South Korea and daughter of Park Chung Hee, former president. She was the chair woman of Grand National Party which later changed its name to Saenuri Party. Her nick name is "Queen of Elections".

QC# 75

1. This is an Australian lizard with a false head on the back of its head which helps to prevent it from predators. It is the sole species of the genus Moloch.

2. Connect

3. He is often considered as the Father of Science Fiction. Some of his famous works are Journey to the center of the Earth, 20000 leagues under the sea, From Earth to Moon etc. Identify this writer ?

4. Identify this Belgian painter, print maker and draftsman who lived his entire life on Ostend, Belgium. In 1884, he helped to found the art group called 'Les Vingts'. He is famous for his incorporations of controversial colours and themes. "The Entry of Christ into Brussels" is his most famous work.

5. ______________ were the military units formed by a combination of 53 countries to fight against the Spanish Nationalist forces led by the Fasict backed General Francisco Franco during Spanish civil war. 


ANSWERS::

1. Thorny Dragon

2. Sidewinder
First pic shows Lee Morgan, American jazz trumpeter whose album in 1964 was named The Sidewinder. Next one is a character from Marvel comics named sidewinder. Last one is the snake of that same name. 

3. Jules Verne

4. James Ensor

5. The International Brigades

QC# 74

1. This film which means "The Immortal" revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan by mercenaries. This film is inspired by a 2008 French- Liberian film "Johnny Mad Dog" which starred a real life group of Liberians United Reconciliation and Democracy child soldiers. Identify the film.

2. The official match ball for FIFA Confederations cup 2013 is the portmanteau of words Carnival, Football and Samba. It was unveiled by former Brazil captain whose shares his name with this ball. Give the name of the ball.

3. Identify this legendary sportsperson

4. Name the political cartoonist, anti-corruption and internet freedom crusader arrested on charges of sedition, cyber crime and insulting the national flag, Parliament and the Constitution through his work.

5. Which Indian literary critic was selected for this year's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the highest private award given in Japan for global achievement ?

Answers ::

1. Maryan, the new Dhanush film directed by Bharath Bala
2. Cafusa and the captain is Cafu who captained Brazil to 2002 FIFA WC victory.
3. Waldyr Pereira nick named Didi who played for Brazil in 1954,58 and 62 FIFA world cups and winning it in 58 and 62. He was the tournament's best player in 1958. He invented the famous "folha seca" free kick
4. Azeem trivedi
5. Gayatri Chakravorthy Spivak.

QC# 73

1. The proposed Jaitapur Nuclear power plant at Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra is a joint vencture between Natioanl Power Corporation of India and which French company ?

2. On 21st January 2013, the Supreme court banned tourists from the areas where one of the adivasi indigenous peoples of the Andaman islands live. The name of the tribal group means "foreigners" or "hostile people". Name this tribe..

3. The first National Biodiversity Congress was held in which city in 2012 ?

4. "A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy" is a book first published in 1859 which criticizes the writings of leading theoretical exponents of capitalism at that time. Who is the author of this book?

5. Identify him...

Answers ::

1. Areva
2. Jarawa
3. Thiruvananthapuram
4. Karl Marx
5. G E Vahanvati

QC# 72

1. X is an Arabic word which is used to indicate that it is permissible under Islamic law and is commonly seen along with food products. According to  Surah 2:173, it is not a sin to take non X food if forced or if there is no other way. Identify X…

2. It was the time of Purna kumbh mela in 1911 February 18 when pilot Henry Pequet flew the Humber biplane from Allahabad to Naini to enter into the history books. Its 100th anniversary was re enacted by Indian Air Force in 2011. What are we talking about ?

3. Connect....

4. Identify the town which is named after this person and on the right you can see a poem written by him on same name.

5. Name the only Olympian rower to earn gold medals in 5 consecutive Olympics ?

Answers::

1. Halal
2. World's first airmail
3. Fullbright Programs (scholarships). First photo shows George Washington and second one is of William Fullbright. George Washington University was the first institute to participate in this program
4. Abottabad, famous for Bin Laden's assasination
5. Steve Redgrave

QC# 71

1. Golden Revolution is associated with ______________.

2. What does these represent ?

3. Name the Indian who was the member of the album "One Woman" released by United Nations as a part of World Women's day ?

4. Who recently won the Saraswathi Samman given by Birla Foundation ?

5. X is the ninth most massive moon in Solar system which got its name from  king of fairies in Shakespeare's work "A midsummer night's dream".
Identify X......

6. Z is 27 in number which is far away from us. Twenty four got their names from X's literary works and three from Y's work W.
Identify W, X, Y, Z.....

QC# 70

1. Identify this place which witnessed the starting of a famous revolution in 2004. 
Also identify the monument featured here.

2. Identify the personality who co-led the above said revolution and later she became the _________ of that country...

3. At first it was an Orthodox church. Then it became a mosque and now a museum. It remained the world's largest cathedral until the construction of Cathedral of Seville.
Identify this engineering marvel

Answers :::

1. Orange revolution which took place after 2004 presidential elections in Ukraine.
The monument is monument to Berehynia in Kiev's Independence Square. Berehynia is a female spirit in Slavik mythology.

2. Yulia Tymoshenko, former PM of Ukraine. 

3. Hagia Sofia

QC# 69

1. It was a series of events that took place for overthrowing the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which was then replaced by the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. What are we talking about ?

2. Connect these 3 pics

3. Who was appointed as the group spokesperson and brand custodian of TATA Group on 6 February 2013 ?

4. Who is she and why was she in news recently ?

5. February 2nd every year is celebrated as World X day which marks the date of adoption of Convention on X in 1971 in the Iranian city of Y. Since then this convention is known by the name of the city Y on the shores of Caspian sea.
Identify X and Y.


Answers
1. Iranian Islamic revolution of 1979
2. Venus Rosewater Dish, the ladies' singles trophy in Wimbledon Chamipoship
3. Mukund Govind Rajan
4. Anette Schavan, the German education minister whose Phd was stripped off recently
5. X - Wetland, Y - Ramsar

QC# 67

This monument was commissioned in 1939 to commemorate _____________ revolution of 1932.
Identify it and FITB.....

"Democracy monument" in Bangkok which was commissioned in 1939 to commemorate "The Siamese Revolution of 1932" which led to the establishment of constitutional monarchy in Thailand. 

QC# 64

1. West Bengal govt on 22nd January 2013 declared that it would give heritage status to whose ancestral house in Kodalia ?

2. This tournament was started in England two years before the first men's tournament took place. India hosted it in 1978 and in 1997. There are only 3 winners since its inception and of those the two countries didn't won the tournament in men's version. Name the tournament.

3. Name the world's largest optical telescope which will be developed by a 5 nation consortium including India. 

4. Recently, X's sonnets were encoded in DNA by scientists of Cambridge University. They also made strands of DNA that stored part of audio of Y's 1963 speech "I have a dream". 
Identify X and Y.

5. Which French company announced the acquisition of Chennai based MacLellan on January 9, 2013 ?

Answers :

1. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose

2. Women's world cup cricket tournament

3. Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

4. William Shakespeare

5. Sodexo

QC# 63

Non Aligned Movement

1. Which country will host the 17th Non Aligned Movement summit in 2015 ?
2. Which are the two countries that are recently accepted as new members of NAM in the 16th summit ?
3. Where was the 16th NAM summit conducted ?
4. Who coined the word "Non Alignment" ?
5. Identify him who is one of the founding father of NAM.

6. Which city hosted the first NAM summit in 1961 ?
7. In which year New Delhi hosted 7th NAM summit ?
8. What was the theme of 16th NAM summit ?
9. Name the only African country which is not a part of NAM now?
10. Given below is the logo of which NAM summit ?

11. Given below is a Marvel comics named "The NAM". About which war is it based on?

Answers ::
1. Venezuela
2. Azerbaijan and Fiji
3. Tehran, Iran
4. V K Krishnamenon
5. Kwame Nkrumah, first president and PM of Ghana. He won Lenin Peace Prize in 1963. He was also the founding member of Organization of African unity.
6. Belgrade, Yugoslavia from September 1-6, 1961
7. 1983 
8. "Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance"
9. South Sudan
10. 1998 Durban, South Africa
11. Vietnam War